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Article #629Re: Yet Another Fractal Program
From: turner
Date: Thu, 08 May 1986 13:39
Date: Thu, 08 May 1986 13:39
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> Here is a type of fractal generation program that you've probably not
> seen yet. It generates something like a topographical map of a random
> relief. The relief is divided into 15 altitude zones, each with a different
> color. The resulting maps can be very pretty. This is a TTP application.
> Run the program without parameters and you will get the usage directions.
>
> The algorithm is due to (who else) Benoit Mandelbrot. It is based on
> the "Brownian plane-to-line" function of Paul Levy.
>
> note: This program is public-domain. I put no restrictions on its use.
> Comments/improvements are welcome.
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the program looks good, how about posting the sources for us poor
hackers still learning about fractals ?
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